The Coffee Geographic Indication in Serra da Mantiqueira in Minas Gerais as a tool for territorial development

Abstract:

This research starts from the perspective that the Geographic Indications can anchor a strategy of territorial development, as it contains peculiarities that differ the territory. Through a case study of the coffee in the Serra da Mantiqueira, the research demonstrated that obtaining the record of the Geographic Indication and its continuous improvement in the process of coffee production contribute to the development of the territory

Keywords:
Geographic Indications; local development; Serra da Mantiqueira’s Coffee